anime tuts

darkshadow

can someone point me towards some anime tutorials for max? since the head structure is different from a normal human head

Justin Meisse

probably just follow a normal tutorial but use anime side and front head views as reference.

darkshadow

ok can you point me towards agood head tut then? i had 1 but i lost it somehow:(

KDR_11k

Do you want highpoly or lowpoly? Facial animations or not?

Anime usually has less detailled heads so you can get most of it simply by dropping some details and altering proportions. A good way to get a base is to draw a front view with edges and moving them around so the sideview looks good as well, then use them for creating the mesh. Add some pinching and prodding and you've got your anime head mesh. I don't need to explain how to do the hair, right?

CheapAlert

Not tuts, but reference. Try this if you haven't already.

darkshadow

thx A LOT for that link cheap!, and kdr, i wouldnt mind if you would explain hair

KDR_11k

Either alpha planes or outlining the hair (i.e. drawing it) with edges and adding polygons.

EarthQuake

this is your best bet right here buddy. Also just a great general modeling tut and will teach you some usefull info about edge loops

http://mr2k.3dvf.net/tutorials/max/tutorials_joan.htm

jec1183

This guy does an anime style head. While it is not poly by poly or box modeling you can still use those methods to create the head. http://www.comet-cartoons.com/3dhelp.php